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The high-grossing films are not all that interesting to me, I have to say. It's not stuff I would want to be… — Edie Falco Copy Share Image
Banality is like boredom: bored people are boring people, people who think that things are banal are themselves banal. Interesting people can… — Idries Shah Copy Share Image
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You've got problems in Central Asia. And you've got problems within our own communities back home. So if we end up saying,… — Tony Blair Copy Share Image
It was completely fruitless to quarrel with the world, whereas the quarrel with oneself was occasionally fruitful and always, she had to… — Soren Kierkegaard Copy Share Image
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I've always said it's interesting to watch devils cry when angels want to stab you in the back. I like that mixture. — Norman Reedus Copy Share Image
If you know what it is before you even start, it's not as interesting. Central to being an actor is pretending, and… — Willem Dafoe Copy Share Image
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I actually like south Florida. I never lived in a more interesting place than this. I've never met a wider range of… — Dave Barry Copy Share Image
Well, it was interesting because when I was going to do it the first time in my head was Leonardo DiCaprio [for… — Sean Penn Copy Share Image
It's always extremely interesting to speak at colleges. My books are taught in many colleges in America and are part of the… — Marjane Satrapi Copy Share Image
Typically, among the audience members joining the actors, the director, Ann Ciccolella and myself, about half of these theater goers have read… — Jeff Britting Copy Share Image
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Prose talent depends on having something to say and an interesting, highly developed way of saying it. — F. Scott Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
[Piper] rushed to get dressed. By the time she got up on deck, the others had already gathered—all hastily dressed except for… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
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![“Well, it was interesting because when I was going to do it the first time in my head was Leonardo DiCaprio [for Chris] and Marlon Brando was going to play the character that Hal Holbrook eventually played. But then when it wasn't to be and there was no promise that it ever would be I think some…” quote by Sean Penn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/2d2/sean-penn-3005_actors_well-it-was-interesting-because-when-i-w_2958785.jpg)
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![“[Piper] rushed to get dressed. By the time she got up on deck, the others had already gathered—all hastily dressed except for Coach Hedge, who had pulled the night watch. Frank’s Vancouver Winter Olympics shirt was inside out. Percy wore pajama pants and a bronze breastplate, which was an…” quote by Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/562/rick-riordan-27_arms_piper-rushed-to-get-dressed-by-the-time_2960286.jpg)
